ALL HALLOW'S EVE 10/1992 ISBN: 0802712525. Short Story - LORD SAMHAIN'S NIGHT. A childish superstition turns serious for Phoebe Batsford and the two brothers who are suitors for her hand. The trouble is that she ends up engaged to marry the wrong one, and only a ghost can sort it all out.
AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE 7/1991. ISBN: 0821764012. Ruined through her vile brother's schemes, Eleanor Chivenham is in despair until she is offered rescue by marriage, but marriage to a charming rake with an infamous French mistress. Eleanor accepts, but she is determined to treat this arranged marriage with cool dignity. Once she meets Nicholas Delaney, however, her confidence in her ability to do that is shaken. Not only does he stir her senses and touch her heart, but she glimpses trouble and pain beneath the smooth exterior. Nicholas is indeed troubled. Committed to serving his country by seducing secrets out of a French spy, he is then persuaded by his brother to marry the woman the earl has ruined. Are even his fabled abilities with women up to this task? To assist him, he gathers together again the schoolboy group he started years before, the Company of Rogues, but even they cannot protect Eleanor and Nicholas from the dark plots being woven around them. Plots that threaten not only their fragile marriage, but their lives.
CHRISTMAS ANGEL 11/1992 ISBN: 082173976X. Leander, Lord Charrington has a problem. Raised to be a charming diplomat, women fall in love with him. He, however, seems unable to fall in love with them. For wife, therefore, he wants a woman he can live with on honest terms, and an impoverished widow seems ideal. Judith Rossiter thanks heaven for this escape from disaster. But can she keep to the terms of their agreement and not fall in love with her charming husband?
DANGEROUS JOY 11/1995 ISBN: 0821751298. Miles Cavanagh just wants to be in the Shires hunting, but instead he is unwilling guardian to a twenty-year-old heiress. He hopes this will be merely a symbolic position, but that's before he discovers that Felicity Monahan is hell-bent on marrying a fortune-hunting wretch. And before he begins to fall in love with her. Despite her own growing love for Miles, Felicity has excellent reasons for her choice. Miles is determined to thwart her. Equal in will and ruthlessness, they are soon on a course that is dangerous indeed.
DEIRDRE AND DON JUAN 12/1993 ISBN: 0380772817. Mark Juan Carlos Renfrew, Earl of Everdon was deserted by his beautiful wife ten years ago. Now, the news of her death takes away his freedom and compels him to marry. He chooses, however, the plainest, quietest young lady he knows. When he discovers that Deirdre plans to marry a selfish wretch, he feels compelled to save her, and discovers that she is not quiet, and that plain is in the eye of the beholder.
THE DEMON'S MISTRESS 3/2001 Short Story in IN PRAISE OF YOUNGER MEN. ISBN: 0451203801. Lord Vandeimen returns home from Waterloo to ruined estates, his family all dead. His attempts to recreate something of his heritage leave him deep in debt, and he is ready to commit suicide when a woman bursts into his room with an extraordinary proposal. Mrs. Maria Celestin, widow of a wealthy foreign merchant, will pay him a small fortune to pretend to be her betrothed husband for six weeks. Van cannot refuse, but he is wary of this outrageous good fortune. He is also intent on getting into the widow's bed. He doesn't expect to be dragged back into life, and into love, or into a battle to win the woman who bought him.
THE DEVIL'S HEIRESS 8/2001. ISBN: 0451202546. Major "Hawk" Hawkinvale has reluctantly returned home after ten years of war. He longs for his ancient Sussex home, but his despised father is still alive there. Upon his return, however, he finds matters are even worse. To pursue a family title, Squire Hawkinville has mortgaged Hawkinville Manor to a wealthy industrialist who will soon own it, tear it down, and built a modern villa in its place. There is one way out. The title his father has won at such cost is Viscount Deveril, and foul "Lord Devil" had died possessed of a fortune. It will go to pay the squire's debts if Hawk can prove that the inheritor, a trollop who had been prepared to marry Deveril, had played a part in his violent death. His investigations reveal a very complex picture, however, threatening to hurt some of the people he most cares for in the world. And soon one of them is Clarissa Greystone, the Devil's Heiress.
THE DRAGON'S BRIDE 5/2001 ISBN: 0451203585. Con Somerford, Viscount Amleigh, is not pleased to have inherited the Earldom of Wyvern and the monstrous house that goes with it. He's even less pleased when the first person he encounters there is Susan Kerslake with a pistol in her hands Susan and he have a past, a bitter one. The years in between, however, have been years of war. That must, surely, have armed him so he can resist her, and deal with the smuggling with which she is clearly involved.
EMILY AND THE DARK ANGEL 5/1991 ISBN: 0380715554. Miss Emily Grantwich is surrounded by misfortune. Her brother is missing in the war, her father is paralyzed, and she must manage the family's estates and business. Now, as neighbor, she has a notorious rake generally known as the Dark Angel. She knows that everyone is right and she should avoid him, but somehow it doesn't work out that way. And all in all, she's not sure if she wants it to. Twenty-six and still unclaimed! Practical, capable and utterly unromantic, Emily Grantwich is spinsterhood personified. But her prim world goes scandalously atilt when she is inadvertently doused with perfumed powder hurled by a disreputable lady at the handsomest man Emily has ever seen. He is Piers Verderan, the notorious "Dark Angel" -- a dangerous rake shunned by proper society for his volatile temperament and ability to set even the most sensible lady's head spinning. Emily knows she should reject Verderan's unwanted attentions, but her heart urges her on. Is she simply too naive to recognize as fraudulent his heartfelt declarations of love?
FORBIDDEN 3/1994 ISBN: 0821744887. The death of her husband has freed Serena Riverton from life as an abused sex-object, but now her brothers plan to force her into another similar marriage. Fleeing, she is helped by Francis, Lord Middlethorpe. A passionate encounter leaves her pregnant, but no keener on marriage than before. He is virtually committed to marrying a sweet-natured lady. They marry anyway, and struggle to make something of their lives amid the disapproval of all around them.
FORBIDDEN AFFECTIONS 5/1996 ISBN: 0821766120. Anna Featherstone is just sixteen and should never even encounter a person like the wicked Earl of Carne, but when she discovers a secret door, she becomes entangled in his attempt to clear his name of an old scandal. The wicked earl doesn't know what's hit him. Literally! And Anna knows her problem all too well. She's suffering from forbidden affections....
FORBIDDEN MAGIC 11/1998 ISBN: 0451408020. Left penniless after her parents' death, Meg Gillingham is in dire straits. Her cruel landlord threatens to turn her and her siblings out of their home at Christmastide -- unless she surrenders her young sister to his lecherous whims. Only a miracle can save them: a magic statue that grants wishes -- for a price. Meg never expected the statue to bring her a handsome earl offering marriage, and warily waits for the sting in the magic's tail. Soon, however, charming, eccentric Sax is weaving magic of his own -- until the statue is lost and Meg is plunged into danger of losing him, her family, and perhaps even her life.
THE FORTUNE HUNTER 10/1991 ISBN: 0802711847. Miss Amy de Lacy knows her duty. As the ravishing beauty of the family she must marry money and rescue her siblings from poverty. How unfortunate, then, that the man who stirs her heart has only a moderate competence.
A GIFT OF LIGHT 11/1996 Short Story in THE CHRISTMAS CAT. Kitty Mayhew is alone in the world, and at Christmas, but then her new cat and her maid involve her with the rake who lives nearby. A rake who doesn't believe in the Christmas spirit.
HAZARD 5/2002 ISBN: 04512058104 You've never met a heroine like Lady Anne Peckworth. The sheltered daughter of a duke, she has always been a perfect lady, even when jilted. Twice. Now, however, she's angry, and she's angry at the single most reckless, most irresponsible, most irresistible man she's ever known...Two men have paid Lady Ann Peckworth court. Both have married another. Now, the dashing and disarming Race de Vere has mysteriously come into her life-to assist her in her quest for the ideal husband. Only it's de Vere who sets the standard-with one heady kiss during one unforgettable night...
LADY BEWARE 6/2007 ISBN: 0451221494 For generations, the Cave family has been marked by scandal, madness, and violence. But after earning a reputation for bravery in the army, Horatio Cave, the new Viscount Darien, has come home to charm London society and restore the family name. He means to start with the lovely Lady Thea Debenham. The magnetism between Thea and Lor Darien is immediate—and enraptured Thea knows this is no innocent flirtation. But can Thea trust the dark, sexy "Vile Viscount"? Even if she can convince herself, she may not be able to convince her family, particularily her brother Dare—the most dashing member of the Company of Rogues— that Horatio does not deserve the cursed Cave reputation... RR@H's Novel Thoughts
THE LORD OF ELPHINDALE 1/1998 Short Story in FAERY MAGIC. Gwen Forsythe is startled, to put it mildly, to be told that she's part Faery, and that it is her duty to marry into the human family of Elphinson to strengthen the Faery bond there. It's not that she doesn't want to marry Sir Andrew Elphinson, her childhood friend. But Drew doesn't care for her, and is about to offer for another lady. Can she really seduce him at Faery's command?
LORD SAMHAIN'S NIGHT Short story in ALL HALLOW'S EVE ISBN: 0802712525. A childish superstition turns serious for Phoebe Batsford and the two brothers who are suitors for her hand. The trouble is that she ends up engaged to marry the wrong one, and only a ghost can sort it all out.
LORD WRAYBOURNE'S BETROTHED 10/1988 ISBN: 0802710514. Jane Sandiford has been raised to be a dutiful daughter, and she dutifully accepts an offer of marriage from handsome Lord Wraybourne. But when her new status takes her into the world of Regency Society, she begins to think there should be more to marriage than duty.
A MUMMER'S PLAY 11/1995 Short story in A REGENCY CHRISTMAS. ISBN: 04511801435. Justina Travers is sure that her beloved fiancee was killed because of the treason of his commanding officer, Lucky Jack Beaufort. Now that Lucky Jack is home and Duke of Cramoore, she intends to end his luck forever. But after sneaking into his home as part of a Christmas mummers' play, she begins to uncover secrets that change everything.
THE ROGUE'S RETURN 3/2006 ISBN: 0451217888 After years of living in the New World of Canada, Simon St. Bride is ready to return to aristocratic life in England. But his plans are delayed by a duel and a young woman he feels honor bound to marry, even though his family is unlikely to welcome her. For despite her beauty and seeming innocence, Jane Otterburn is hesitant to speak of her enigmatic past....Then treachery strikes their world. And, as Simon and Jane fight side by side against enemies and fate—on land and at sea—he discovers a wife beyond price and a passion beyond measure. But will the truth about Jane tear their love asunder? RR@H's Novel Thoughts
ST. RAVEN 2/2003 ISBN: 0451208072 Nothing could be worse than the day Cressida's father recklessly gambled away the family estate to a vile rake called Lord Crofton. Until Lord Crofton came to her with an utterly scandalous, entirely wicked proposal...One kiss was all Tristan asked for. Not an uncommon request from a highwayman, but still, this woman, this Cressida, had the nerve to refuse the Duke of St. Raven. In fact, she seemed not frightened, but furious, yet there was something about her that told him she wanted much more than a kiss...
SKYLARK 5/2004 ISBN:0451211839 She'd risk everything to save her son. He'd risk everything for a second chance...Not a day has gone by without Stephen Ball thinking of the alluring girl who stole his heart and then married another. Now that Lady Laura Skylark needs his help, he plans to protect her son-and then seize the fiery passion that still burns between them. As Laura and Stephen embark on a daring quest, they will find themselves on a dangerous journey into their most secret and sensual desires...
THE STANFORTH SECRETS 7/1989 ISBN: 0802710611. Chloe, Lady Stanforth, has run Delamere Hall since her husband's untimely demise last year. She love the seaside manor, but mysterious doings have made her eager to depart. Enter Justin Delamere, her late husband's handsome cousin and the new Lord Stanforth. Just back from the Peninsular Wars, he swiftly sets his cap for the lovely widow. Marry another dashing and devilish Delamere? The very notion makes Chloe even more eager to escape to a new life. But Justin has been assigned to trace valuable papers thought hidden at Delamere Hall... and Chloe is suspected of treason. Now she resolves to prove her innocence to Justin and bid him farewell... if only she can stop the traitorous longing of her enraptured heart.
THE STOLEN BRIDE 9/1990 ISBN: 0380714396. The bride is worried... Something is wrong. Lovely young Sophie Kyle fears her handsome fiance Lord Randal is having a change of heart about their upcoming marriage. Why else would the once notorious rake respond to Sophie's playful flirtations with a stuffy "Behave yourself"? Tensions grow as the wedding day approaches and anonymous threatening letters arrive at the castle. Dark shadows from the past seem to haunt the bride-to-be while she grows most anxious about her future. And as the guests gather to witness the ceremony that will unite the uncertain pair, they become players in a frightening drama of mystery and intrigue... as well as in a dangerous test of love.
TO RESCUE A ROGUE 9/2006 ISBN: 0451220110 Lady Mara St. Bride has never backed down from a good adventure, which was how she wound up roaming the streets of London in the middle of the night, wearing nothing but a shift and corset beneath an old blanket. Luckily, her brother's oldest friend, the devilishly sexy Lord Darius Debenham, answered her plea for help. Now she intends to repay the favor.... Before Dare was wounded at Waterloo, he had embraced everything life had to offer. Forever changed by the war, he believes nothing—not even the interference of a lovely young minx like Mara—can rescue him from his demons. But Mara is determined to reignite his warm smile, and enlists the help of all the Rogues to offer Dare a temptation he cannot resist.... RR@H's Novel Thoughts
TWELFTH NIGHT 11/1991 Short Story in A CHRISTMAS DELIGHT. Every year at Christmas, the Conyngham family host a grand medieval twelve day feast, and this year Lady Alice Conyngham is organizing it for the first time. It presents only the usual problems until a man from her past turns up -- Tyr Norman, who had seduced her and abandoned her on Twelfth Night. But Tyr, now Lord Ivanridge, seems to think that he is the injured party, and he has the same power as before to melt Alice's common sense and willpower.
AN UNWILLING BRIDE 2/1992 ISBN: 0821767240. The Duchess of Belcraven committed a folly, and bore her husband another man's child. Only a third son, however, so all was patched over. Then the two older boys drowned, leaving disaster. Now, over twenty years later, the duke discovers that he has a daughter, a child of his blood, and he compels the two to marry -- the arrogant ducal heir, devastated to learn for the first time that he is illegitimate; and the independent schoolteacher raised in the principles of the Rights of Women. Is there any common ground at all?
FAIR GAME 10/1992 ISBN: 0263778886 Miss Olivia Fenimore was happy to spend the summer months with her relatives in Parmouth, Devon, though she was disturbed to find the family in an uncomfortable situation. Mr Tom Brooke had apparently led her young cousin Hetty somewhat astray, something not easy to hide in a small community. It was Olivia's misfortune that she also found Mr. Brooke deeply attractive, but a man who appeared to consider women fair game was not for her...
HONORA CLARE 3/1981 ISBN:0449501671
A LONDON SEASON 1978 ISBN:0441389007
LUCASTA 1/1978 ISBN:0449212351 The man had not been found who could resist Lucasta's charms. Indeed, the lovely Lucasta was considered so scintillating that her shy friend Nell had begun to chronicle her conquests in a secret diary! And Lucasta's escapades needed no embroidery..
NO HINT OF SCANDAL 1971 Idealistic, flippant, Exasperating--Harriet was all of these; but behind the facade was the girl no one really knew--least of all, the man she loved....
THE PHANTOM GARDEN 1974 ISBN: 0449231135 Celia Greenwood knew she'd always have every luxury if she agreed to become Charles Stannard's mistress. But the stunningly beautiful singing sensation of Vauxhall Gardens wanted no part of the arrangement. She had no intention of becoming the dashing rake's latest conquest. Then suddenly Charles changed his tack. He decided he wanted to marry Celia. She told him no again. Celia knew he was dedicated to her happiness. But the terrible secret she carried locked deep in her heart would not permit her to accept his proposal. She thought that Charles would keep on trying. What she didn't realize was that his quest had just begun.
ROSALBA 1982 ISBN:0449503127
THE RULES OF MARRIAGE 1986 ISBN:0449212343 'I must say, it does seem unfair that ladies must be married before they can have lovers!' The Honourable Charlotte Rivers spoke thus from a mixture of longing and pain. For not only did her own mother and married cousin have dalliances, but the latter lady was the mistress of Charlotte's own secret love, Kit Colbrook. But Charlotte had cause to rue her hasty words when Kit proposed marriage, to her! She was soon a married lady with a husband away in Parliament, and his handsome best friend very much in evidence at home. What was good for the gander was good for the goose. Or so Charlotte thought.
A SPEAKING LIKENESS 1976 ISBN: 123456780 When the penniless young widow Diana Pentland befriended a rich and terrified girl who was about to bear a child out of wedlock, she never dreamed this small act of kindness would change her whole life. It was arranged that she should adopt the child, promising never to reveal the truth. Diana was content with motherhood. New romance and marriage were far from her mind--until she accepts an invitation to Brandham Castle, where she witnessed the astonishing resemblance between her son and the arrogant heir to Brandham. Nor was this the only surprise. Something else was waiting for her. Love. And a stranger who would no longer be a stranger.
A WELL-MATCHED PAIR 1987 ISBN:0449217337 Had she fallen in love only to land in scandal? When a terrible snowstorm pitchforks Miss Edith Bruton into a world of fashionable strangers, she is giddy with delight--especially when asked to journey back to London with the party. She even wins the attention of an attractive gentleman. Life certainly looks rosy indeed! Soon poor Edith discovers she is an innocent pawn in a desperate scheme to avoid a family scandal! Yet her tender heart can't ignore the handsome Duke of Melford's pitiful plight. Suddenly she finds herself embroiled in a scandal for a love she must ultimately refuse.
THE WILDERNESS WALK 1972 ISBN:0441888666 Lavina Reed, classically beautiful with hair the shade of moonlight and eyes the
color of violets, in uncharacteristically horrified when her husband announces
that she is to take her annual holiday at Martland Farm in Cleave. For he
doesn't know that Cleave, many years past, had been the setting for his wife's
misbegotten romance with the perplexing Lord Francis Aubrey. Stifling these
unpleasant memories, Lavinia journeys to Cleave, accompanied by her maiden
sister, Caroline Prior. There, the two women are thrust into the midst of a
romantic intrigue revolving around none other than the enigmatic Lord Francis
Aubrey...
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